Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-10-08
DALZELI-

PRIVATE DALZELI-
Will the EateEigeResr tell Us what has
occurred to make a eOOlnes between 1t and
its heretofore faithful contributor, Private
DALzELL? Also, why he has chozen an
other organ and especially one 50 far away
as the st. Louis RspGbhcaa? The Private's
letter to the editor Of the Republican, will
be read with interest by the inner circle OF
the G.. A. r. because he is supposed to
know as much as any other private In the
ranks about the G. A. r. He starts OF by
thanking the editor for publishing rer6dtim
reports of the secret debates and proceed
ings Of the National EucamPment, charae-
terizing the publication 3 move in the
right direction and that only the poll
ticians Of the order will d~isapproye it."
The Grand Army rank and file, saysthe
Private, will thank you for this, because
otherwise, they had never known what
the delegates-their seryants-dld and
slid at st. Louis. 1t would have been .
sealed book to US. The Grand Army Of
the Republic, disguise it who may,
is essentially the Republican party.
Take it out Of the Republican
party, and the Republican party out OF it,
and the grand old party would not have
left remaining the strength Of the national
Prohibition party" The Private who
seems to have been in \ mood to give
away things Acknowledges that he belongs
10 the order because it is a Republican
machine Of great power on the land He
declares he Is sick Of the palpable stale
old lie that the 6. A, K. is non partisan.
Why" he asks " are our delegates near
" all politicians, Congressman and Gov
ernors standing high in the Republican
party? 1t voted as one man for Grant
was organized solely TO do so. 1t voted as
one man for ~Logan-fairly operated on
his behalf. What fools the politicians are
therefore, to try to disguise 3 fact so
patent any longer"
''Non.partisau, ehn' exclaims the can
did Private. What nonsense"
THE WESTERN DEMONSTRATIONS.
1T is wonderful" said Senator YooR-
HE'S, of Indiana, speaking OF the demon
stration at the Capital of that State, what
a hold the President has on the masses
everywhere. There is no mistaking its
meaning
Certainly, there is no m~istaking it.
President CLEVELAND receives q popular
ovation wherever he goes. The people
turn out to see and hear him, aud the
demonstrations Of confidence and approval
that meet him everywhere indicate too
evidently to suit the Republican politicians
what the popular sentiment IL. The sore
headed politicians, who thought they
ought 10 be allowed TO run the adj
miuistratiOG; the sPOilS hunters, whose
idea of government is that 1t IS
only a ~dispensatOry Of offices, and
the Republicans, who are opposed to
the President, because he stands in their
way, may sneer and snarl and carp, but
the people, who though not able to talk
as loud the Presidents critics, except at
the polls, the people like President CLEvE-
LAND, and will vote for him again if they
have the chance. That is the one cold,
hard fact that stares the Republican lead
ers in the face in the midst OF all their
funny business about the Presidents al
legged fairness, hls speeches and his personal
peculiarities.
The people look upon President CLEvE-
LAND As a plain, straightforward, honest
man, with uO nousence about him. He
can't iuggle words in BLAINE's brilliant
manner, but he can put more horse-sense
that hits the mark every time into what
he does say. He can't "maguetize' his
audience, but he can hold them spell
bound By the plain, hunt, honesty Of his
u~tterances that carries conviction with il,
something the people have not been used
to in public speakers.
They regard him as a safe, prudent, con-
s~ervative Chief Executive, fearless in the
discharge of his duties and to be depended
upon to act upon his convictions and best
Judgment as to what is best for the cOun-
Try. They like his administration thus
far, are satisfied with what ne has done,
and If they have their way will continue
that administration another four years.
They will doubtless have their way.
They generally do. The soreheads, the
spOilsmen, the ringsters and the small pol
iticians who are bowling and snarling after
President CLEVELAND may as well under
stand now as any time that the people are
on the side of GROVER CLEVELAND, that
they like his administration and propose to
have more Of it.
This is precisely what the great demon
STATIONS at indianapolis, St Louis. Chi
cago, Milwaukee and other places visited
by the President mean.